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About Madhuban Village

Madhuban is a mid sized village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 742, made up of 370 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 517 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madhuban Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madhuban village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Gopikandar
Pincode 814145
Area (hectares) 517 hectares
Population 742
Male Population 370
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madhuban compares

By the 2011 count Madhuban is the 10th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 517 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Madhuban

Madhuban is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Madhuban as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Madhuban from other places

Madhuban lies about 37 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 30 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Madhuban
Tehsil headquarters Gopikandar 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Ambajora Shikaripara 30 km
District headquarters Dumka 37 km

Villages closest to Madhuban

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gopikandar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Madhuban

As per the Census of India 2011, Madhuban village had a population of 742. That makes it the 10th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Madhuban village has 370 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madhuban has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Madhuban is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madhuban covers 517 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Madhuban falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Madhuban is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Madhuban.

Madhuban is about 37 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madhuban is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Gopikandar is about 9.1 km away. Ambajora Shikaripara is about 30 km away. Dumka is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranga (2.9 km), Dhobachapar (2.9 km) and Purana Khora (3.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Madhuban today is likely to be higher.

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